Bill passed to increase auto mileage

Senate voted to pass an energy bill that would force automakers to increase the fuel mileage by “40% to 35 miles per gallon for cars, SUV’s, and pickup trucks by the year 2020.” They also placed new laws against energy price gouging and to increase the ethanol production. Senate passed the bill by a vote of 65-27, with the House to vote on this measure next week. Currently, the average is 22.7 miles per gallon for cars and this is the first time Congress has forced a new car efficiency law since 1975. By this law, more fuel-efficiency cars will be on the road and saving 2.5 million barrels of oil a day by the year 2025. This also promotes automakers to seek other fuel energy sources such as electricity and ethanol to power cars and trucks, which will also help reduce our dependence on oil.

I think that this bill should be passed a long time ago to help the environment. There are too many cars on the road now and it's polluting our air and affecting our ozone layer. More should be done now to protect future generations and allow them to breathe cleaner air. For example I would like to see more electric run cars on the road so that we can get more miles per gallon when we drive, and to help the environment by using other fuel sources other than oil. By doing this now we can save our environment before it's too late.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/congress.energy.ap/index.html